Am going to support Patrick on this. On my two main bikes, on an average ride, the speed is about the same. But on a ride with significant climbing (for me), the Surly LHT with 26" wheels and Schwalbe Big Apple 2.0 is definitely slower. Believe the tires alone are about a half pound heavier than the 700x40 Marathon Supremes on the Sam Hillborne.
Both bikes are set up pretty similarly, with bars 2 to 4cm above the saddle. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Apr 27, 1:41 am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Interesting analysis; so it's the "surging" that brings out the advantage of > a light wheel on a climb. I do notice that I tend to "surge" and, when on a > fixed gear, even while sitting, if you are pedaling at a slow rpm, the bike > tends to momentarily slow, then speed up as you pedal. I shall have to try > climbing on the Sam Hill in a low gear (I tend not to downshift for climbs > except when heavily loaded.) > > Still, as Aristotle said, we know the mean from the extremes, and if you > compare the Monocog's wheels with very light ones, I'll bet my two custom > made cycling hats that even with gears as low as you please, you'd find the > lighter wheel easier to get up the hill. > > On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 12:36 AM, Anne Paulson <anne.paul...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 11:29 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > Not when you are climbing; the difference between a heavy wheel and a > > light > > > one is amazing. > > > This is going to be truer for a person riding a fixie, or a person > > (like me) who rides a geared bike but doesn't pedal smoothly. Slowing > > down and speeding up that wheel is going to take a lot of energy. The > > smooth pedaller doesn't have that problem. > > > -- > > -- Anne Paulson > > > My hovercraft is full of eels > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com > (505) 227-0523 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
